//------------------------------// // Crusader No More // Story: The Tale Of Scootaloo // by PrincessAmythest //------------------------------// Scootaloo's POV I stood looking at Princess Celestia, probably the most royal princess of all, with two guards standing expectantly next to her wondering when she would say something else. It was an awkward moment- but a strange moment at the same time- it felt like I was looking at someone from my distant pass, someone I'd lost and forgotten. I shook the thought off, how could I know Princess Celestia, I've never seen her before. "Well Princess, do you remember Scootaloo?" One of the guards asked, stomping his hoof on the ground in frustration. "Of course I don't, we have important matters to attend to now, I can't be doing with silly little fillies like 'Scootaloo', come on." Celestia stomped off towards her carriage ready to leave Ponyville. I cantered away from Sugar Cube Corner, not wanting to return to school or my so called home, just to have some time to myself with my thoughts. Sobbing to myself, I wandered down one of the many secret alleyways in Ponyville, no idea where I was going and not caring where I would turn up. Running through my head were images of Celestia and the surprised looks on the guards faces when they saw me outside. I let out a huge sob and some fresh new tears poured down my face. When I looked up my vision was corrupted by a pink blob, that was probably Pinkie Pie. "Awww, now I've got to cheer up yet another sad filly," Pinkie complained. "Come to Sugar Cube Corner, Scoot, I've got yummy cupcakes!" Pinkie Pie draped a hoof over my shoulder and steered me back the way I came. I shrugged her hoof off my shoulder and turned around shoving her out of my way. "I understand you just want to cheer me up, but I want to be ALONE!" I yelled at the pink party pony, sadness evident in my eyes. "Apple Bloom told me that you crusaders had a meeting tonight in your clubhouse," she said smoothly, looking at me to see how I would react. "Oh, darn it. I completely forgot. Sorry, got to dash," I yelled over my shoulder as I galloped of in the direction of the clubhouse. ********************************************** "Scootaloo dumped us, face it Apple Bloom, she's gone to hang out with cooler kids," I heard Sweetie Belle sob, as I entered the clearing where our clubhouse was based. Panting I clambered up the stairs and into the Cutie Mark Crusaders clubhouse that was based right in the middle of Sweet Apple Acres. As I entered the clubhouse I felt a faint tingle on my flank but thought nothing of it. "I haven't dumped you guys, just a minor issue at Sugar Cube Corner, nothing for you to worry about," I panted as I laid down next to Sweetie Belle. Apple Bloom took a quick glance at my flank and screamed. "What is it Apple Bloom?" Sweetie yelled, she then looked at my flank and joined in screaming with Apple Bloom. "Scoot, Ah didn't know ya was a traitor, ya went crusading without us. AND YA EARNED YA CUTIE MARK, NO FAIR!" Apple Bloom wailed, pointing at my supposedly bare flank. Instead of orange fur on my flank, there was a teardrop cutie mark! I rushed out of the clubhouse, with no regret of leaving as I was no longer a crusader and the other two were probably going to kick me out any way.